Tanda Putera imparts no value whatsoever - Zikri Kamarulzaman (TMI)

- Zikri Kamarulzaman The Malaysian Insider August 31, 2013 There’s been a lot of talk about Tanda Putera in the mainstream media lately. I won’t be touching about the controversial bits, or the bad, sometimes emotionless acting (the Mahathir character was spot on, but unnecessary). I will talk about its value as a movie. Tanda Putera is a disaster in storytelling, two stories made into one, barely held together by Tun Abdul Razak’s character. In fact, if you don’t know the subject matter or history, you will be completely utterly lost. None of the characters were properly introduced in any way whatsoever. You’re just supposed to know who they are. Same goes for the plot, with barely any background to explain what’s going on. And there’s so much happening, and at such a fast pace, that you don’t connect with anyone or anything as the movie progresses. The Universiti Malaya ...